Revision: Dec. 6, 2023, 12:43 p.m.
HB 1292-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2146
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1292-FN
AN ACT relative to coverage of children under the state retiree insurance plan.
SPONSORS: Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9; Rep. Myler, Merr. 9; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes the requirement that young adult children covered under a retired state employee's insurance plan be full-time students.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2146
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to coverage of children under the state retiree insurance plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State Employees Group Insurance; Medical and Surgical Benefits; Eligibility of Children Between the Ages of 19 and 25. Amend RSA 21-I:30, IV to read as follows:
IV. Fully dependent minor children, children between the ages of 19 through 25 [if full-time students], and any certifiably dependent child with a disability who is institutionalized or living in the household and being cared for by the qualified retired member, the member's spouse, or the qualified surviving spouse, and whose certificate is on file, shall be eligible for this plan on payment of a premium as long as they are eligible for the plan benefit per the foregoing requirements. The amount of the premium shall be the full cost of the plan benefits as determined by the department of administrative services. Participants may voluntarily cease participation in plan benefits at any time.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2146
11/24/23
HB 1292-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to coverage of children under the state retiree insurance plan.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | Various Agency Funds | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Funding Source(s) | Various Agency Funds | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] No • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] No | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill eliminates the mandate for dependent minor children of retirees, aged 19 to 25, to maintain full-time student status to qualify for coverage under the State of NH retiree health benefit program.
The Department of Administrative Services states the fiscal impact is indeterminable because the Department is unable to predict how many retirees would opt to cover dependents aged 19 to 25. However, the cost for a dependent's coverage on the retiree health plan is around $983 per month, paid entirely by the retiree to the Plan. Expanding eligibility may increase enrollment and claims, potentially increasing costs for the Retiree Health Benefit Plan.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Administrative Services